Global InformationVice President of Bolivia information
| Vice President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia | |
|---|---|
| Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia | |
 Coat of arms of Bolivia | |
 David Choquehuanca since 8 November 2020 | |
| Residence | Vice Presidential Palace |
| Seat | La Paz |
| Nominator | Plurinational Electoral Organ |
| Appointer | Direct popular vote (two rounds if necessary) |
| Term length | Five years, renewable once consecutively[1][2] |
| Inaugural holder | José Ramón de Loayza |
| Formation | 19 November 1826 |
| First holder | Álvaro García Linera[a] |
| Salary | 22,904 bolivianos per month[3] |
| Website | www.vicepresidencia.gob.bo |
Politics of Bolivia |
|---|
 |
 Bolivia portal
|
The vice president of Bolivia (Spanish: Vicepresidente de Bolivia), officially known as the vice president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia (Spanish: Vicepresidente del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia), is the second highest political position in Bolivia. The vice president replaces the president in his definitive absence or others impediment and is the ex officio President of the Legislative Assembly.
Thirty nine men have served as vice president of Bolivia since the office came into existence on 19 November 1826. José Ramón de Loayza was the first vice president of the Republic of Bolivia. The 38th vice president, Álvaro García Linera, was the last vice president of the Republic of Bolivia and the first vice president of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. The second and current vice president of the Plurnational State is David Choquehuanca (since 8 November 2020). There are currently five living former vice presidents. The most recent former vice president to die was Julio Garrett Ayllón on 19 March 2018.
The vice president is the first person in the presidential line of succession and assumes the presidency if the president dies, resigns, or is impeached and removed from office. Four vice presidents have ascended to the presidency following the resignation of their predecessor (José Luis Tejada Sorzano, Mamerto Urriolagoitía, Jorge Qurioga, and Carlos Mesa). René Barrientos was the only vice president to assume the presidency by deposing his own predecessor, Víctor Paz Estenssoro. When Barrientos died suddenly on 27 April 1969, Luis Adolfo Siles Salinas became the only vice president to become president through their predecessor's death.
Seven former vice presidents (Aniceto Arce, Mariano Baptista, Severo Fernández, Eliodoro Villazón, Hernán Siles Zuazo, René Barrientos, and Jaime Paz Zamora) were elected president in their own right while two (José Miguel de Velasco and Mariano Enrique Calvo) became president by other means. José Miguel de Velasco was the only vice president who had already served as president (1828) prior to becoming vice president.
- ^ "El Tribunal Constitucional de Bolivia anula la reelección indefinida e inhabilita a Evo Morales para 2025". El País (in Spanish). 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- ^ "Presidente del TCP retrocede, ahora dice que aplicará decisión de la CorteIDH sobre la reelección". Los Tiempos (in Spanish). 14 September 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ PAZ/ANF, LA. "El salario del Presidente sube de 22.987 a 24.251 bolivianos". Opinión Bolivia (in Spanish).
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).